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The Scholarly Communications Program (SCP) is a
multi-faceted partnership of relevant organizations addressing the wide range
of issues related to the rapidly changing system of creating, evaluating,
disseminating, and preserving the outputs of research and scholarship. Program
collaborators include individuals whose skills and experience facilitate the transformation of scholarly publishing and barrier-free access to high quality
authoritative information resources.

Program contributors outside of UC Davis
may include UC units, such as the UC Office of Scholarly Communications, and
national organizations, such as the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources
Coalition (SPARC), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and
Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP). Essential core program deliverables
include applied research studies and educational initiatives, such as
for-credit courses, symposia, and workshops related to transformative scholarly
communications and re-imagined use of scholarly works.

Position Overview

The University Library of the University of California,
Davis seeks a proactive, innovative, collaborative Scholarly Communications
Officer serving as a Program lead, who understands the challenges facing the
traditional system of scholarly publication and associated systems of academic
credit and quality assessment. The incumbent teaches and conducts research in
the arena of scholarly communications, and guides the Scholarly Communications
Program within a complex university research environment. The Program
represents one of the library's high profile activities by partnering with
stakeholders across the Library, UC Davis, UC, and relevant (inter)national
organizations to understand and influence changes to the system of scholarly
communications, to advocate for barrier-free access to and use of scholarship,
and to support UC Davis faculty, staff, and students in addressing the
challenges and in leveraging opportunities within the dynamic landscape of
scholarly communication.

Under the general guidance of the Associate University
Librarian for Collection Services, the Scholarly Communications Officer serves
as a primary spokesperson, presenting the Library's strategies and
recommendations regarding all aspects of scholarly publishing, barrier-free
access to knowledge, changing scholarly credit mechanisms, and new modes of
knowledge creation.

The Scholarly Communications Officer creates the vision,
directs and manages program operations and personnel by setting the program
goals, policies, best practices, and assessment metrics for program success and
sustainability. In addition, the Scholarly Communications Officer partners with
campus units and other library programs, such as the Archives and Institutional
Assets and Research Data Management, to develop solutions for collecting,
disseminating and preserving new forms of scholarly communication.

These activities coalesce to create educational and outreach
materials for intellectual property issues as well as consultative services
regarding scholarly works permissions and strategies which are key to the
Program's success. In addition, the Scholarly Communications Officer triages
and liaises with the UC and UC Davis offices of campus counsels, and the Office
of Research, regarding legal advice for intellectual property rights and
copyright.

Major Responsibilities

Administrative/Management of Programs (55%)

Develop strategic directions for the Scholarly
Communications Program and assess program progress that align with the
library's and campus strategic plans

Lead and implement key initiatives associated with Scholarly
Communications Program

Develop an education program and curriculum for faculty, researchers,
and students regarding scholarly communications issues in an academic digital
environment, including open access, data management, copyright, fair use, and
author rights

Provide advice on using resources, including open resources,
in teaching classes on campus and online

Lead initiatives related to scholarly communication and
publishing, including organizing events at UC Davis on relevant topics, such as
Open Access Week.

Engage in research related to scholarly impact, open access,
intellectual property

Serve as the library's primary triage agent and options
consultant for campus intellectual property and copyright issues and the
library's primary resource on fair use and permissions

Inform the UC Davis community of the significance of
national scholarly communications trends and contribute to the campus efforts
to ensure that scholars, students, and libraries in the digital environment
retain full benefits of the current and evolving intellectual property system

Professional Competence and Activity (5%)

Monitor national scholarly communications trends and policy
issues

Be professionally active in appropriate UC, regional, and
national organizations and initiatives

University and Public Services (10%)

Coordinate with the UC California Digital Library and Office
of Scholarly Communications to ensure that UC Davis scholarship is
well-curated, discoverable, and preserved in the UC eScholarship repository by
working closely with the library personnel in the library's Archives &
Institutional Assets and Data Management programs

Serve as the library's representative to the UC Libraries
Scholarly Communications Common Knowledge Group and other relevant initiatives
and groups

Position Qualifications

Required Minimum Qualifications:

J.D degree specializing in intellectual property or related
area, OR Ph.D. in academic field with relevant experience in intellectual
property and copyright areas, OR ALA accredited Master's or equivalent with
relevant experience in intellectual property and copyright areas, OR an
equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Minimum 2 years of experience with intellectual property and
copyright law and their application in academic environments, scientific or
scholarly publishing, or in related settings

Career history to meet University of California criteria for
advancement and promotion

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated knowledge of technical, legal, and information
policy issues related to scholarly publishing and new modes of scholarly
communications

Demonstrated knowledge of intellectual property and
copyright issues in academic or research settings as they relate to creation,
dissemination, and use of digital information resources, especially across an
array of disciplines and contexts

Experience in building awareness and understanding regarding
scholarly communication and intellectual property issues through in-person or
online educational sessions, creation of informational materials, and
organizing events

Grant awards focused on scholarly communication issues

Experience in learning and adapting emerging technologies to
craft scholarly communication messages to faculty, staff, and students

Application information

Applications must be submitted via the UC Davis Recruit
website

Please include a letter of interest addressing how your
qualifications and experience relate to the posted qualifications of the
position, a Curriculum Vitae, and names and contact information for at least
three references.

Applicants are also encouraged to complete the optional
Statement of Contributions to Diversity. Please visit Faculty Equity and
Inclusion website for information about why diversity statements are requested
and guidelines for writing a diversity statement.

Candidates applying by May 5, 2016 will receive first
consideration. The position will remain open until filled.